Baie de Aotupa

Baie de Aotupa is a bay in French Polynesia. Baie de Aotupa is situated nearby to the town Taiohae, as well as near the locality Fort Madison.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.

Notre Dame Cathedral

Church

Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Notre Dame Cathedral is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital centre on the island of Nuku Hiva. Notre Dame Cathedral is situated 3 km northeast of Baie de Aotupa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Madison.

Fort Madison

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fort Madison, on Nuku Hiva at Taioha'e Bay, was the first naval base of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. It was built by Commodore David Porter in October and November 1813, during the Nuku Hiva Campaign of the War of 1812, for protecting the settlement of Madisonville from British and Marquesan attacks. Fort Madison is situated 3 km northeast of Baie de Aotupa.

Baie de Aotupa

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Baie Aotupa”
Category: body of water
Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-8.93171° or 8° 55′ 54″ south

Longitude

-140.1174° or 140° 7′ 3″ west

Elevation

257 metres (843 feet)

Open location code

633X3V9M+82

GeoNames ID

4031066

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